Mentoring as seen through the lens of doctoral students

Authors

Irma S. Jones, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Dianna Blankenship, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

This paper will describe the reflections of doctoral students as they complete their first experience of formal mentoring and examine what they discovered about the process and rigors of mentoring adults. Goals and objectives were negotiated and a formal written agreement describing trust, communication, time expectations and constraints, confidentiality of information, plan developing, success criteria and measurement, delineation of mutual responsibilities and target dates for learning goals was executed. Although the students all indicated a successful experience, the process of how each achieved that experience varied.

Recommended Citation

Jones, I., & Blankenship, D. (2020). Mentoring as seen through the lens of doctoral students. Research in Higher Education Journal, 38. https://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/193107.pdf

Publication Title

Research in Higher Education Journal